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Appellate court keeps Dassey behind bars

Dassey was sentenced to life with no parole for 41 years after being convicted in 2007 of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse in the killing of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County

Dassey was sentenced to life with no parole for 41 years after being convicted in 2007 of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse in the killing of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County

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Updated: 2:48 PM CDT Jun 28, 2017

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WEBVTT PATRICK: BREAKING NEWS -- WITHINTHE LAST 30 MINUTES, THE STATEMOVED TO KEEP ONE OF WISCONSIN'SMOST NOTORIOUS CONVICTED KILLERSBEHIND BARS.THE STATE HAD UNTIL 5:00 TONIGHTTO FIGHT THE RELEASE OF BRENDANDASSEY AFTER AN APPEALS JUDGEAGREED TO TOSS HIS CONVICTION.JOYCE: DASSEY AND HIS UNCLESTEVEN AVERY HAVE BECOMEHOUSEHOLD NAMES FOLLOWING THE2005 MURDER OF TERESA HALBACHAND THE NETFLIX SERIES "MAKING AMURDERER."12 NEWS COLLEEN HENRY JOINS USFROM PORTAGE.COLLEEN, THE STATE IS ARGUINGHE COULD STAY PUT FOR NOW.COLLEEN: THEY WANT TO KEEP THEMHERE AT COLUMBIA CORRECTIONALINSTITUTION.THEY ASKED THE THREE-JUDGE PANELTO MAKE HIM STAY HERE BUT THEYSAID THEY WILL WAIT UNTIL THEFULL 12 JUDGE PANEL OF THESEVENTH CIRCUIT TO CONSIDERTHAT.BRENDAN DASSEY AND HIS UNCLESTEVEN AVERY ARE SERVICING LIFESENTENCES FOR THE 2005 MURDER OFFREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER TERESAHALBACH.LAST WEEK, AN APPEALS COURTRULED DASSEY'S CONFESSION WASINVOLUNTARY AND ORDERED THESTATE TO RETRY DASSEY IN 90 DAYSOR SET HIM FREE.HIS LAWYERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILYWANT HIM FREE DURING THATPROCESS.OFFICIALS HERE AT COLUMBIACORRECTIONAL WON'T COMMENT ONHIS STATUS.WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUTMR. DASSEY?>> NOTHING.YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT CAMERA INHERE.COLLEEN: IS HE GOING TO BERELEASED TODAY?>> THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME THAT. COLLEEN: IT IS NOW UP TO THESEVENTH CIRCUIT TO DECIDEWHETHER HE SHOULD REMAIN HERE.HIS ATTORNEYS SAY THEY ALREADYHAVE A TRANSITION PLAN FOR HIMTO MOVE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITYIF HE GETS WAY.JOYCE: AND WHEN WILL WE KNOW IFTHE STATE WILL RETRY HIM?COLLEEN: WE ARE WAITING FOR THESTATE TO TELL US WHETHER THEYPLAN TO GO TO THE U.S. SUPREMECOURT OR GO BACK TO THESEVENTH CIRCUIT TO DECIDEWHETHER DASSEY SHOULD BERETRIED.THEY WANT THE FULL 12-JUDGEPANEL TO CONSIDER IT BUT THEY

Appellate court keeps Dassey behind bars

Dassey was sentenced to life with no parole for 41 years after being convicted in 2007 of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse in the killing of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County